Peri-operative ovarian cancer guidelines: introduction, skin antisepsis, patient positioning, including retractors use and nutritional management
Surgery for advanced ovarian cancer has drastically evolved over the last decades with an increased radicality on multiple levels. Patients with high tumor burden, relapsed disease, and multiple previous lines of treatment are now being offered debulking surgery, in an effort to prolong their remiss...
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Published in | International journal of gynecological cancer Vol. 32; no. 10; pp. 1338 - 1340 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
01.10.2022
BMJ Publishing Group LTD |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Surgery for advanced ovarian cancer has drastically evolved over the last decades with an increased radicality on multiple levels. Patients with high tumor burden, relapsed disease, and multiple previous lines of treatment are now being offered debulking surgery, in an effort to prolong their remission and survival.1 National and international guidance emphasizes the importance of performing these surgeries within dedicated specialist teams, to achieve best possible outcomes with acceptable morbidity. The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) has already defined quality indicators for surgery in advanced disease.2 Now, as a continuation of ESGO's mission to optimize and homogenize surgical standards, we present to our membership—and beyond—the peri-operative guidelines for ovarian cancer surgery. This is a guide to support ovarian cancer surgeons in the pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative care of their patients covering all relevant aspects (Figure 1). |
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ISSN: | 1048-891X 1525-1438 |
DOI: | 10.1136/ijgc-2022-003811 |